The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Band 3J. Limbird, 1824 Containing original essays; historical narratives, biographical memoirs, sketches of society, topographical descriptions, novels and tales, anecdotes, select extracts from new and expensive works, the spirit of the public journals, discoveries in the arts and sciences, useful domestic hints, etc. etc. etc. |
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... called creditors or duns : -a race of people who , as a celebrated writer ob- serves , are hated by gods and men . " Consignments slackened , whispers of distant suspicion floated in the dark , and those pests of society , the tailors ...
... called creditors or duns : -a race of people who , as a celebrated writer ob- serves , are hated by gods and men . " Consignments slackened , whispers of distant suspicion floated in the dark , and those pests of society , the tailors ...
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... called a Red house : with the Whites it is merely a nominal distinction , but with the Browns and Blacks , it is a serious affair . About a fortnight before Christmas , then , the negro women begin to prepare . They get up long before ...
... called a Red house : with the Whites it is merely a nominal distinction , but with the Browns and Blacks , it is a serious affair . About a fortnight before Christmas , then , the negro women begin to prepare . They get up long before ...
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... called " leisure hours , " have frequently proved the most tiresome part of my life , just on the same principle that your genuine " light reading " is , decidedly , the heaviest and most indigestible of all others . What those worthy ...
... called " leisure hours , " have frequently proved the most tiresome part of my life , just on the same principle that your genuine " light reading " is , decidedly , the heaviest and most indigestible of all others . What those worthy ...
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... called on me , and by many cogent argu- ments , dissuaded me from an enterprise , which , I soon found from his represeta- tions would be a planum opus aleæ , to " All the say the least of the matter . people in the Row , " he assured ...
... called on me , and by many cogent argu- ments , dissuaded me from an enterprise , which , I soon found from his represeta- tions would be a planum opus aleæ , to " All the say the least of the matter . people in the Row , " he assured ...
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... called Viscum album . The oaks of the Arcadian mountains contain the true ancient misletoe , called Loranthus europeus ; which still serves to make bird - lime ; whilst our misletoe , in Greece grows only on the silver fir perhaps this ...
... called Viscum album . The oaks of the Arcadian mountains contain the true ancient misletoe , called Loranthus europeus ; which still serves to make bird - lime ; whilst our misletoe , in Greece grows only on the silver fir perhaps this ...
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Seite 343 - The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece ! Where burning Sappho loved and sung, Where grew the arts of war and peace, Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung ! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set.
Seite 343 - The mountains look on Marathon, And Marathon looks on the sea. And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that Greece might still be free, For standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave.
Seite 138 - And hitting and splitting, And shining and twining, And rattling and battling, And shaking and quaking, And pouring and roaring, And waving and raving...
Seite 373 - The man, whose eye Is ever on himself, doth look on one, The least of nature's works, one who might move The wise man to that scorn which wisdom holds Unlawful, ever.
Seite 228 - May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet! For myself individually, I commit my life to Him that made me; and may His blessing alight on my endeavours for serving my country faithfully!
Seite 118 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Seite 343 - Place me on Sunium's marbled steep, Where nothing, save the waves and I, May hear our mutual murmurs sweep; There, swan-like, let me sing and die: A land of slaves shall ne'er be mine— Dash down yon cup of Samian wine!
Seite 343 - And where are they? and where art thou, My country? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now, The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine?
Seite 116 - Enter not into judgment with thy servant, O LORD; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
Seite 340 - The whole distance, from the place whence we started to our landing on the other side, including the length we were carried by the current, was computed by those on board the frigate at upwards of four English miles ; though the actual breadth is barely one.